Kelly's swearing, snark raises eyebrows

Eagles head coach Chip Kelly did not mince words Thursday when asked about defenses that hold off on showing their hand. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

PHILADELPHIA — Realizing the expletive he uttered wouldn’t make it through the censors, Chip Kelly peeled off an answer Thursday that made a lot of people laugh but loses all of its oomph when the naughty word is beeped.

Kelly was asked about defenses that hide how they really want to play until the offense shows its hand. For the sake of rhythm, let’s use “stinky” instead of the other s-word.

“I know as a play caller we don’t do that,” Kelly said. “‘Hey, I’m going to call three stinky plays in a row and let them think the next one is going to be stinky and then we’re going after them.’ That’s not my mentality.”

The answer may have offended some visitors not used to Kelly’s daily sarcasm. While the video was run by the NFL Network, again, it’s just not the same when they bleep the s-word. Save yourself the trouble.

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Kelly also gave a cutting answer to another question from an outside reporter who asked if he had an idea of how his offense would function on the NFL level and how it relates to how it’s operating now.

There were no expletives in the answer.

“The offense we run here is not the Oregon offense,” Kelly said. “It’s the Philadelphia Eagles offense that was put together by a group of really smart guys on the offensive side of the ball and everybody contributed to it. So there’s some things we did at Oregon and some things that Jeff Stoutland did at Alabama. There’s some things that Bob Bicknell did at the Buffalo Bills. There’s some things Billy Lazor brought from when he was in the NFL and when he was at Virginia. There’s things Pat (Shurmur) brought from Cleveland. So it’s all of us putting it together.”

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Wide receiver Jeff Maehl, a big part of special teams, practiced fully Thursday after being cleared following a concussion.

The versatility of Maehl has made him one of Kelly’s favorite role players dating to their days together at Oregon.

NOTES: Eagles tight end Zach Ertz, who caught two TD passes in his last start, is the Topps Rookie of the Week. … Kelly has made no secret of his desire for size on the 53-man roster. The Lions have it throughout their receiving corps starting with Calvin Johnson (6-5, 236). But Kelly put in a plug for DeSean Jackson (5-10, 175), enjoying his third 1,000-yard receiving season. “What he lacks in height he makes up in all the other categories,” Kelly said. … Receivers Fred Barnett and Calvin Williams are honorary alumni captains for the Eagles Sunday. Barnett was a third-round pick, Williams a fifth-rounder in 1990. Barnett made the Pro Bowl in 1992 and played alongside Williams in Philadelphia from 1990-95. Williams finished his Eagles career with 34 touchdowns, seventh in club history.